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Home My WebLink About072326 - The July 2026 EvergreenALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Stay up to date on the latest from your Washington State Chapter! <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/99b16e32-c401-40c4-bcc7-481d4de2916a.png> <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/45344701-5279-467e-974f-ffd13befa861.png> July 2026 Table of Contents (click to jump to the following; may not be supported on all browsers) Voting Resources | Protecting the Alpine Lakes, Inspiring a Movement <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv2uYYVdKp7t_Y0arBsj4j9R2D6DDLEpodTaIKmmUR2luQLRSDkN 0ppkRhXugR35LR2gj3ziNAGh7uMEi6RIceshSJMfaP0v3c> A Win for Seattle Transit | Sierra Club Files Lawsuit Over ESA Harm Rule <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv3OkGb1fmQA8tNo-ksRTd1BABVuPpijlhnbq-aHXRAw1CA 6sFuj3P7zZhmy4h_mHDagyIJbjFTgHjOOXr5ryRgmUG0UIAnXkM> ZEVergreen Provides Roadmap for Clean Transportation Take Action | Events + Outings <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/6a0a1958-a5ef-473c-b715-534d324167ba.png> Get Out the (Green) Vote! By now, you should've received your 2026 primary ballot and we want to make sure you have the information and resources you need to elect strong environmental champions! If you need a replacement ballot, to update your registration, or register to vote (which you can do online until 7/27): Visit the WA State Voter Portal <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv4qrSespE8z2We_6w4z99be_N9HnLDl0MMAGEiKd9cGaZMePXCHW0y4jkL_-EzeEUytz-5nAQ8X9VdzveKRM0lwa AUN6qa-RM> Referencing endorsement lists and not sure what your legislative district is? No problem, you can find that here: WA State Legislature District Finder <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv5tyCIj_4IBI-m1L8igZrwnNzwbe-q-UnYv8ho9P54E28TtOqAZ60LyiGPwB9YrWQ3BUdpuJwDEp3IJQx25 huRrmuFzlh_C2M> Make a plan to return your ballot—which must be postmarked or returned to a drop box—before 8pm on Election Day (Tuesday, August 4th) so your voice is heard! Washington's top-two primary helps determine who advances to the general election, making the primary a critical opportunity to shape the choices voters will have in November. This year, several races will play an outsized role in determining the future of environmental leadership in our state. Supporting strong environmental champions now helps ensure they have the opportunity to compete—and win—in the general election. Find the Ballot Drop Box Closest to You <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv6P1avDxoOsymaIycLRUZ8ly6JOLJEI0AEfudayTlX_pvpbbkaAbmfXFOyhVxLhieG2_6gEUcDqtGJcv n9fpUGpQqA8ZK0mPI> <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/45208e10-31cc-4919-baa1-7cf9a556c379.png> Protecting the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Inspiring a Movement July 12th marked the 50th Anniversary of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness designation. Looking back, the campaign to protect this alpine wonderland just 75 miles from Seattle did more than safeguard a remarkable landscape—it redefined wilderness, shaped conservation strategy, and inspired a generation of victories that continue to guide the movement today. Read the Article <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv7maT39_SD-olE5bfFhG9PLqQYMz1UiVcOo8EgoTXmm6LIyM0zPaUOOzljTvaIUZOhCV_r4pKb8CF5VN8CbgB8kKt0r9lt1Uk> <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/acd73eb3-215b-4b4f-918e-3b574a4f9691.png> A Strong Seattle Transit Measure Headed to Voters this Fall! Good news for transit riders, clean air, and climate action in Seattle: the Seattle City Council voted to send a strengthened Seattle Transit Measure to voters this November. Just as importantly, an amendment that would have reduced the measure’s funding failed 7–2, preserving the scale of investment needed to meaningfully expand bus service. Thank you to everyone who took action. Sierra Club members responded to our action alert urging Councilmembers to reject cuts and support a stronger measure. Your voices helped show that Seattle residents want frequent, reliable transit that serves riders and advances our climate and environmental justice goals. The measure will now appear on the November ballot for Seattle voters. If approved, the measure would renew and expand Seattle’s dedicated transit funding for the next 10 years, helping deliver roughly 100,000 additional bus service hours per year. That means better options during evenings and weekends, more reliable connections, and a stronger transit network for people getting to work, school, appointments, and daily life. <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/f0b31a23-a12a-4320-b759-bd796e703c5d.png> Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America’s Wildlife From Trump Administration Last week, conservation groups sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip endangered species of protections for the places where they live, a decision that contradicts all scientific and legal understanding of the importance of habitat to America’s most vulnerable plants and animals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service repealed their regulatory definitions of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), paving the way for the modification or degradation of habitat by extractive industries, even if doing so kills or injures imperiled wildlife. The move is illegal, in part because harming species through habitat destruction is prohibited by the ESA’s statutory language. The regulatory definition repealed by the administration had been on the books for 50 years. The Trump administration’s rulemaking could immediately impact wildlife including Florida manatees, grizzlies, salmon and steelhead, bird species like rufa red knots, golden-cheeked warblers and northern-spotted owls, Hawaiian monk seals, Canada lynx, and insect pollinators, which allow American farmers to raise crops. The groups—Center for Biological Diversity, Columbia Riverkeeper, Conservation Law Foundation, Conservation Northwest, Friends of the Wild Swan, Oregon Wild, Sierra Club, Swan View Coalition, and WildEarth Guardians—are being represented by Earthjustice. The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Seattle, Washington. Read More <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv8ECQzHV8SSYXlZGaJvZe33sTg5Mqzd0fyiB7jSsxSryqkOky316Rw5ERm4saBSRvTgpYve9SxW92m2JlS5baTpCn7A9gJfIk> <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/03fa53f1-316f-480e-ba02-027dffd512d1.png> A Roadmap to Accelerate Washington's Clean Transportation Future Washington State has made real progress in the transition to cleaner vehicles, and a new report from the Department of Ecology offers a roadmap for building on that progress. Ecology’s long-anticipated ZEVergreen report (ZEV stands for Zero Emission Vehicles! Get it?) lays out a “policy menu” of 23 strategies our state can pursue to make zero-emission vehicles more accessible and affordable for Washington’s drivers, businesses, and commercial fleets. The recommendations address some of the biggest barriers to electrification, including the upfront cost of vehicles, access to reliable charging infrastructure, and the need to prepare the electric grid for growing demand. We’re especially encouraged to see the report include ideas aimed at reducing pollution from freight, warehouses, and goods movement. These issues were a major focus of Sierra Club’s comments during the ZEVergreen public comment period last fall. Freight facilities and the truck traffic they generate can be significant sources of harmful air pollution, especially in communities already overburdened by highways, warehouses, ports, and other freight infrastructure. We’re glad to see Ecology recognize that accelerating zero-emission transportation must include meaningful strategies to tackle these sources of pollution. The report also comes at an especially important moment. Electric vehicles already account for roughly 20% of new on-road vehicle sales in Washington, but federal attacks on clean vehicle standards threaten to slow that progress, including efforts to block Washington from implementing its clean vehicle standards. That makes continued state action more important than ever. This report is an important first step. Now state leaders must turn its strongest ideas into policies and investments that deliver cleaner air, lower transportation costs, and a healthier climate for communities across Washington. <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/c335ef9e-1701-4212-9956-fa5043b94647.png> TAKE ACTION 🌲 Defend America’s Wilderness <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv9Gh-i2E29gPn2DdMMiY9E59IbcugkQ5WmaHQQE6dFOkuspEH7ipMu3vkQdiugwnRyTgvo8ivqqLQNv_gaHtg6ws8 phOhEqHo> The Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have opened a series of five 60-day comment periods through August 14 to review agency wilderness policies, including those governing Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, recommended wilderness, and lands with wilderness characteristics. (NOTE: This does not (yet) include lands managed by the US Forest Service which is part of the Department of Agriculture. We can only assume that this review is a pretext for further attacks on our public wildlands, especially following Trump's recent executive order revoking balanced off-road vehicle management orders that have been in place for decades. But it is also an opportunity to demonstrate Americans' love of wild public lands and the outdoor experiences they provide. ✊ Tell The US Forest Service: Keep Public Engagement and Stop Limiting Forest Protections <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv-tOAH8hnENZIsPsd90uaZ-UAfYqm OZET-eXwo-oqtRXtaguG_t-2AVrdKg3G5TkcEAGyrsWWJfsGDsVJbRH5yqejUnp1y1eU> The Forest Service Handbooks are the operational guidelines of how national forests actually get managed. They cover land management planning, NEPA procedures, grazing permits and riparian protections, special uses, road rights-of-way. The proposed rule would do three things at once: 1. Reclassify the Handbooks as advisory guidance that employees can deviate from without documenting why 2. Let officials depart from mandatory Manual direction whenever they decide it's "in the public interest" 3. Exempt most future Handbook changes, including outright rescissions, from public notice and comment, and allow website-only publication instead of the Federal Register Put plainly: the agency would no longer have to tell the public before it changes the rules for managing our forests. There is an open comment period now, please help us share before the deadline. 🏜️ Defend Grand Staircase & Bears Ears Monuments <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbv_jz1jwvuVGrjpYtnCgkszz5Q6-PN-cMMFv--AfSwAZrFD9ApQF9XTAhVzhUqkwhP19jjs m3W18UTQDKsMaolhRyIS_VmGlkg> In a major escalation of attacks on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in southern Utah, Trump signed proclamations attempting to eliminate nearly 3 million acres of public land protections from these monuments. His actions also defy Intertribal collaborative management and shared stewardship of these landscapes. Share with your legislators that these lands are important to you and you expect them, as our elected officials, to protect our public lands. <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/65b3e132-eaa0-4677-8ce1-cef8777d5135.png> EVENTS + OUTINGS Training: State Building Code Testimony <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwAGVLZIPfQuwFZP4GDZ3w-m-jJWZa8alvVOIL8GpKlxKho5l6tWyOGBY6r22UqvY22oAet0DcjXXNrX8 sFDjfveWvRX-wMoRA> Tue (7/28) and Wed (7/29) from 12:00-12:30pm Virtual Tabling at Esther Short Park Farmers Market <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwBulHnmPL_KWEtDy5_fosbEQ_7dArBXKm_zx3_5JNUcbMIZjOtVGFzJdOUrPn2im-AAEYLpKL1E_ cLrfDis-fwsTgOMQxBX_U> Saturdays thru October, variable shifts between 9:00am - 3:00pm Vancouver Chain Lakes Hike with Mt Baker Group <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwCT1fth0Ip3xVO0yo3ZNWKIB1KiQ87syXcFFa9WDcNPyeuWpCqIyi9udUpt6W0uB6XiXP3uY2yvCgi_6i_I uj6NSRI7jnqqHw> Sun., August 16th from 10:00am - 3:00pm Deming 5th Annual South Sound Group Picnic <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwDeRxwnm-8BueOZ933CxqYPK5tkrrvP7osMB6AVfRL9nVW9Wnby0Y-ZiY28p5zQN2O0RkdwVAwCBJpyLEfCF WZKfzE_ZEK4CA> Wed, August 9th at 5:00pm Squaxin Park, Olympia ________________________________ <https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe94137277610c7d76/m/1/410a03c3-475e-45d7-ab6c-9263691a0537.png> 180 Nickerson St, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98109 info@washington.sierraclub.org <mailto:info@washington.sierraclub.org?subject=> <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwE3PYZ37LYPA164lYlFJl1J8vi3n4cfcibPJYYrOyAL_M8YNLIvv5jY4wdcLR_spQYTSwmYz2e2t-vOY2ee96PPwVDA3Cjw-8> <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwFaPXceyUExuDLaFH6qVtnZrpAkey45oQNultyiUFPvhOERSq_TdlkK-6Qs-Ko2ZTtf40xkCTN0436JR9fIOGGW_yocyshP4c> <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwGNAMKKJLDZ-uxBzR1ltMcPCbiYo4fLxN2OSMMJ4uVhjy-2wixPm-hXlIXgqLBg_ggCFCU-gDfiMYbTuuaTuV92rNug6eBysw> Donate to support your WA Chapter <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwIsmYL_kcg1PQx6GD9z_7LTbdCkBaG3fa36PZXjoiv8VSgZvWA-M51zRQYdLtbvMw24v0G-2_Qcdyo7YIbdrlG S-qbtoKSAcHFkgmK> This email was sent to: jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us This email was sent by the Sierra Club Washington State Chapter 180 Nickerson St, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98109 Unsubscribe <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwLrH1e6T1KrjNLFsXYf1z8g48QL7JL1LpcjMG68G2lJVegXh3MWs4zIlCKob1n_ujgYXbBYWAFgtaju6dJ70xm1fmVRK3hAb4YCzBt> | Manage Preferences <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwOeZcOWAlJq82KDShwszEjSX-NBUoPg5h7fy5pLGoiA26JLMvXThlAKHZBhkQlOXMKMvawW182emROvP8WgGq-3zofIsUMKeR Cahxb> | View as web page <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=ABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NDZ9AAcAAAAABF7BCbwPsr2khxfdXo_F7ubpSp-KQMV4_qR6g9ySAHJKYvyyFbtyBeKocZSUK1kYobaW8259GLeVyoMMdbGb5CZ6MICN41cCbR3 ih4M> <https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/open.aspx?5QMY2ATHNWDU7PZGRTELQRB2FQ.70253&d=70253&bmt=0>